DENT                       40 Hyer Woods

Hyer Woods Natural Area

A 30-acre area located just off U.S. Hwy 72 northwest of Lake Spring in the SE1/4 of Section 3, T35N, R7W, Lecoma 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated December 15, 1975.

Natural Features--An old-growth, upland oak-hickory forest and a small spring and stream (Hyer Branch) in the Upper Ozarks Section of the Ozark Natural Division. Hyer Woods is owned by The Nature Conservancy and managed by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the District Forester, Gasconade Forest District, P.O. Box 1128 (12655 State Route Y), Rolla, MO 65401, phone 573/368-2225.

Pileated woodpecker